Decathlon hurdles: Hardee expands lead

Trey Hardee ran the fastest time in the 110-meter hurdles Friday morning to expand his overall lead after six events to 14 points over Oregon junior Ashton Eaton.

Hardee’s time of 13.95 seconds earned him 981 points and raised his total to 5,318 points. Running in the same section as Hardee, Eaton clocked 14.03, the second-best time in the event, for 971 points, increasing his overall total to 5,304.

Jake Arnold moved into third overall after running 14.17 for 953 points, upping his total to 4,989. Chris Randolph is now fourth with 4,896 points after adding 864 points for his time of 14.88 and Joe Detmer is fifth with 4,878 points.

Desi Burt, third after the first day in the decathlon, fell to ninth after running 16.80 in the hurdles. That was worth 645 points, and his overall total is 4,691.

The decathletes move next to the discus with the pole vault, javelin and 1,500 meters to follow.

Bob Clark is a veteran sports reporter who has covered local and national events for more than 30 years.